Perhaps a story once told by your grandmother or father was spoken from a perception that was obstructed by fear and misunderstanding.
But if by then it is Israel that is obstructing progress, there may be a case for censure and even sanctions.
If I were a foreign-service officer, I'd wonder instead how I could continue to work for an organization that is obstructing the effort to save our Iraqi allies from death.
Here is a short overview of the drug and its status in the UK: An over-the-counter decongestant described by makers as "an effective mucolytic which helps to get rid of sticky and thick mucus that is obstructing the airway, resulting in coughing".
What is tragic is than a situation wherein there are too many parties hold exclusive rights over access that are obstructing the usage of technologies, resources and the production of knowledge (Heller 1998 Heller and Eisenberg 1998).
"There are movements of earth down the slopes leading to the river that are obstructing and blocking its flow," the report said, referring to a river that runs along the bottom of the ravine.
It was clear to me that we had to enforce our rights in the DMZ and that meant going back to the tree and cutting the limbs that were obstructing our view.
A sphincterotomy (making a cut in the sphincter of Oddi) is typically done to ease the flow of bile from the duct and to allow insertion of instruments to extract gallstones that are obstructing the common bile duct; alternatively or additionally, the common bile duct orifice can be dilated with a balloon.
Meanwhile boats on the river were getting larger and finding it increasingly difficult to navigate the bridges at the mouth of the north branch, so the Army Corps of Engineers ordered the clearing of three swing bridges near Kinzie Street that were obstructing river traffic.
